14:00 Leopardstown

Saturday 1 February 2020

All12:5013:2514:0014:3515:1015:4516:20

ERSG Arkle Novice Chase (Grade 1)

Off time: 14:00 | Winning time: 4m 15.00s

1^st

Notebook

711-10

5/4f

T: H De BromheadJ: Rachael Blackmore

Keen to post, disputed lead early, headed after 1st and chased leader, improved to dispute lead travelling well 2 out, soon ridden, led narrowly before last, stayed on well under pressure inside final furlong tchd Evens

2^nd

Cash Back

811-10

10/3

T: W P MullinsJ: Danny Mullins

Disputed lead early, led after 1st, joined and strongly pressed 2 out, ridden entering straight, headed narrowly before last, kept on under pressure in 2nd inside final furlong op 7/2 tchd 3/1

3^rd

Gallant John Joe

711-10

25/1

T: O McKiernanJ: B Browne

Held up in 5th, ridden in moderate 4th 2 out, went moderate 3rd before last, kept on one pace without troubling leaders inside final furlong op 20/1

4^th

Melon

811-10

4/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Paul Townend

Tracked leaders in 3rd, mistake 6th, 3rd when mistake 3 out and ridden, dropped to moderate 4th after next, no impression from before last op 7/2 tchd 9/2

5^th

1 ¾

Royal Rendezvous

811-10

14/1

T: W P MullinsJ: M P Fogarty

In rear, mistake 1st, slight mistake 3rd, ridden 3 out, under pressure in moderate 5th and bad mistake 2 out, no impression op 20/1 tchd 33/1

6^th

Bapaume

711-10

9/2

T: W P MullinsJ: R M Power

Tracked leaders, 4th 3 out, soon ridden, dropped to moderate last next, weakened, eased inside final furlong op 4/1 tchd 5/1

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Non-Runners

Fakir D'Oudairies³⁷

Weight: 11-5| Age: 5

T: J P O'Brien J: Mark Walsh

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€1.90Pl:€1.40, €1.90EX:€8.40Trifecta:€46.40SF:€6.41

Forecasts

Notebook (5/4), Fakir D'Oudairies (2/1), Cash Back (10/3), Melon (4/1), Bapaume (9/2), Royal Rendezvous (14/1), Gallant John Joe (25/1)

Grade 1 Novice Chase at this venue at Christmas looks like the form line to focus on and there's every chance NOTEBOOK can confirm the form with Fakir D'Oudairies and remain unbeaten over fences after a mightily impressive display last time out. Cash Back could prove to be the best of the Mullins quartet.

Notebook
Fakir D'Oudairies
Cash Back

Previous Winners

2019

Le Richebourg

Weight: 11-10 |Age: 6

J: Mark Walsh | T: J P O'Brien

11/10

Prize Money

1st: €90,000.002nd: €30,000.003rd: €15,000.004th: €7,500.005th: €4,501.006th: €3,000.00